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Traveller Info Documentation Passport, visa www.voyage.gc.ca www.voyage.gc.ca Visas can be obtained at major points of entry – But recommended to obtain from Egyptian embassy or consulate before arrival to avoid being refused entry Health concerns Water, sun, heat, Sanitation NOT to Canadian standards See physician prior to departure IAMAT www.iamat.orgwww.iamat.org Best time to travel Winter

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Cairo (cont.) Citadel of Salah al Din Built between 1176 and 1182 AD panoramic view of Cairo Alabaster Mosque Coptic Quarter The Hanging Church - al-Mu'allaqua 4th C, built over the southern gate of the fortress of Babylon Dedicated to the Virgin Mary 14th C wall-painting of the Nativity

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Luxor (cont.) Seat of power 2100–750BC Former name - Thebes Both banks of Nile City of Living – east City of the Dead - west Tombs of Valley of the Queens West bank New Kingdom Carved in rock faces of valley Queen Nefertari Tombs of Valley of the Kings West bank New Kingdom Carved in rock faces of valley Tut-ankh-Amun III Ramses III & VI Amenhotep II

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Aswan (cont.) Philae Island Reassembled 500m from original site Sound & light show Temple of Abu Simbel Salvage began in 1963 – due to High Dam Relocated on plateau facing sun Rameses II & Nefertari Elephantine Island Largest of the islands

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Sinai Desert Mt. Horeb www.geographia.com/egypt/sinai/mtsinai.htm Considered the peak that Moses climbed Path of Moses – 4,000 steps – about 3 hours to climb St. Catherines Monastery www.orthodoxwiki.org/St._Catherine's_Monastery_(Sinai) Foot of Mt Sinai Also called Monastery of the Transfiguration Built 527AD

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Alexandria Founded by Alexander the Great 331BC Pharos – Legendary lighthouse Cruise port 2 nd largest city in Egypt 225km from Cairo Pearl of the Mediterranean http://alexandriaegypt.com